August 2006

Bumper Sticker Humor.

Seen on a bumper sticker this afternoon: MY GAMER FRAGGED YOUR HONORS STUDENT.

Posted on August 31, 2006 4:21 PM | link to this entry

Mini Survival Kit

I'm paranoid, and I like to be prepared (We were kept out of Independence Hall this past weekend because of my Leatherman, something I carry with me everywhere), so this mini survival kit HOWTO is very, very interesting to me.

Posted on August 29, 2006 5:18 PM | link to this entry

What Patents Cost.

This page gives an idea of how much patents cost, along with a pile of other good information about copyright and trademark. (via)

Posted on August 25, 2006 9:49 AM | link to this entry

Battery Recall

Chicken Little! Chicken Little! It's funny how Dell got slammed last week with this story, and now Apple's getting front page news about it. Seems to me like Sony is the company who should be getting a kick in the ass. Luckily, my battery is not in the affected serial range.

Posted on August 24, 2006 3:26 PM | link to this entry

Paris, Then And Now.

This is a website with then-and-now pictures of Paris, side by side. I'm fascinated with time-lapse and comparison photography, history, and imagining places the way they used to be. This is beautiful work. (via)

Posted on August 24, 2006 12:00 PM | link to this entry

HOWTO: Change brake pads.

HOWTO: Change your own brake pads. Not for the mechanically uninclined.

Posted on August 23, 2006 10:29 AM | link to this entry

Aether Shifts Direction (again).

This makes about as much sense as I'd expect: "Aether cements strategic shift". Because when one business model doesn't work, try anoth—nevermind, we're going to try this now.

Posted on August 23, 2006 10:21 AM | link to this entry

SanDisk Cruzer Titanium

Gizmodo reviews a SanDisk thumb drive and it sounds pretty nice. Except for that Mac-incompatible part.

Posted on August 22, 2006 11:15 AM | link to this entry

5 Steps To Being Photogenic.

5 Steps To Being Photogenic. Some good advice here. As a guy who typically looks like a frightened tree weasel in 90% of the pictures he takes, this will help me become the underwear model I've always dreamed of being. (via)

Posted on August 22, 2006 10:40 AM | link to this entry

Project Runway Upset.

What the hell happened on Project Runway last night? How did the asshat with the third-grade craft project not get kicked off instead of the blonde? Her work consistently kicked ass, and he put a fucking basket on his model's head.

Posted on August 17, 2006 2:56 PM | link to this entry

RJD2, Here's What's Left.

I've got Here's What's Left by RJD2 on repeat in my head(phones) all day, on the heels of Ring Finger. I love me some RJD2. Plus, I just wound up getting a ~~hatchet job~~ haircut not unlike his.

Posted on August 16, 2006 3:12 PM | link to this entry

Bruno Kirby Dead.

Pour some grappa out on the floor for Bruno Kirby, character actor extraordinaire, dead of leukemia at age 59.

Posted on August 16, 2006 12:19 PM | link to this entry

Flood Insurance.

The End Times Are Upon Us, Insurance Division. Run, people, run away from Louisiana. The fact that this one judge will be hearing the bulk of the Katrina insurance cases bodes poorly for normal folks trying to rebuild.

Posted on August 15, 2006 4:22 PM | link to this entry

Through The Viewfinder.

WOW. Kottke wrote aboout finding a Duoflex for sale this weekend and wanting to take photos through the viewfinder. This is a how-to for building the rig to make it happen. I'm gonna try this with the Rollei too.

Posted on August 13, 2006 11:13 AM | link to this entry

Personal Batphone.

This is a cellular batphone—drop your SIM card in the slot and make cellular calls to Comissioner Gordon on an old-skool rotary.

Posted on August 13, 2006 10:03 AM | link to this entry

Plastination Cadaver Exhibits

NPR did a story on cadaver plastination yesterday, which goes into more about the history of cadaver exhibits and not about the dubious pedigree of some of the cadavers on display (see the sidebar): "Critics say that at best those bodies probably belonged to people too poor to have been buried properly." Personally, we found the exhibit fascinating, but I wonder if we would have seen it knowing the story behind them. (RealPlayer req.)

Posted on August 11, 2006 3:38 PM | link to this entry

Carvel Ice Cream Commercials.

Anybody growing up in the Tri-State area can dig on this: an original Carvel ice cream commercial, featuring Tom himself. Bonus: Cookie Puss!

Posted on August 11, 2006 11:25 AM | link to this entry

Set Up A Subversion Server

Gizmodo linked to a story about setting up your own Subversion server at home. I don't currently run version control software, but I'm considering it.

Posted on August 9, 2006 11:08 PM | link to this entry

Sonos Wireless Digital Music System

This wireless ditigtal music system showed up on BoingBoing this morning with a glowing review. I couldn't buy it right now, but I'll keep it in mind for the future.

Posted on August 9, 2006 9:41 AM | link to this entry

Helpful Firefox Plugin.

Web Developer is a very slick Firefox plugin which helps visualize a ton of information in real-time. Recommended.

Posted on August 4, 2006 11:49 AM | link to this entry

Tea Partay Viral Video

OK player, this is viral video. (Mostly SFW, but turn the speakers down.) thx, Kev

Posted on August 3, 2006 2:07 PM | link to this entry

The Amazing Screw-On Head

Oh, HELL yes. The Amazing Screw-On Head, brought to you by Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy. It looks as it should—like his actual comics do, and the humor and feel of the comics translate perfectly. Check it out.

Posted on August 3, 2006 12:10 PM | link to this entry

Subway Pitch.

So Agency.com posted a Youtube video of their "pitch" for Subway, which is tired and lame. (don't watch the whole thing-it doesn't get any better.) Coudal Partners posted an unsolicited response which not only schools Agency.com's attempt at "viral" marketing, but tells the truth about Subway's sandwiches.

Posted on August 3, 2006 9:44 AM | link to this entry

Hunter S Thompson And A Motorcycle.

Hunter S. Thompson rides and reviews a Ducati. I've not laughed this hard in a while. I miss that old crazy bastard.

Posted on August 3, 2006 12:20 AM | link to this entry

Awesome Lego Advertising

These ads distill what Legos are all about. Brilliant advertising, and not at all about movie tie-ins, which seems to be the current Lego strategy.

Posted on August 2, 2006 11:39 PM | link to this entry

September 11th Intercept Tapes.

Vanity Fair has the 9/11 NORAD tapes online, with transcriptions and audio. It's interesting that 1. the official timeline was misrepresented, and 2. Cheney made such a big deal out of the deliberations to shoot Flight 93 down, when he wasn't notified about any of it until 15 minutes after the attacks were over.

Posted on August 2, 2006 9:30 PM | link to this entry

Cell Tower Search

Here's a handy link to a Google Maps cell tower search for the U.S. It doesn't have helpful information like what kind of tower, or which carrier owns it, etc, but it's at least a start. It also explains why we get lousy coverage here in the C-ville. (via)